Dear Blog,

It's been a long time I haven't blogged hasn't it? Miss me? :P jokes jokes :L But don't worry, I am finally back in Brisbane after my trip to Sydney and Melbourne. Overall, it was such a great experience :) If I ever got the chance again to do go on a trip like this one again, I definitely would! So below are my outlines of the 5 days I had in Sydney that I wrote in my diary but are edited so they aren't personal. Enjoy~

Day One:

So finally I'm in Sydney after 14 hours on the train with no reception and internet. T_T At the moment I'm staying at my uncle's house house instead of a hotel. His house is pretty small but it's only him and his wife so yeah; they don't really need a big house. I'm travelling with my family and some relatives of mine from Vietnam that arrived a few days before.

Today for brunch, I went to Pho An which apparently is a famous Pho Place that makes really good Pho ^^ To be honest, it was alright I guess. I prefer my grandma's Pho :D Homemade is always best (: It was such a coincidence because I saw Kim with her family there too. LOL We were planning to meet up and hang out in Sydney since both of us were in Sydney at Cabramatta but instead we saw each other at Bankstown :L After that, we went by train to the city and ate Hungry Jack's. At the city, I visited China Town which was a whole lot bigger than the one we have. I also visited the Queen Victoria Building where it was really crowded and all the shops were big brand names such as Ralph Lauren. There, I saw a shop that sold fountain pens from Germany; they were so PRETTY! But they cost like $1000 and above. I was like ZOMG; I'm not buying that! Overall, the city and all is so much bigger than Brisbane but Brissy is more calm and peaceful :D

OMG So many cute guys :P They were to die for :3 AHAHAHA RANDOM.... Taemin, you are still my number one :) If only those cute guys lived in Brisbane....:L

Day Two:

Hey! I went to Canberra today; so yeahh I had to wake up early in the morning *SIGH. On the way there, we stopped at Macca's where my bro and I ate Brekkie ^^ It tasted good because both of us were hungry :L The Orange Juice was absolutely DE-LISH XD And the good thing was that Macca's had FREE WIFI so immediately my brother and I connected our phone and PSP :D Any ways off topic....

At Canberra, I visited Parliament House, the Embassies, the War Memorial Museum and the Royal Australian Mint (where they make Australian coins we use). It was so SUNNY AND BOILING when we arrived at Parliament House. It was really interesting I guess. I actually found it more fascinating than the first time I went since I didn't really pay attention because all we did was take photos. The Embassies were really KOOL, each country's Embassy was unique :) (don't know what Embassy is? GOOGLE IT). The War Memorial Museum was really fascinating and fun because there were so many exhibits on display. LOL There were this Family Dsicovery Area where you could learn more about war and stuff. It was really kiddie-like so my brother, cousin and I started to joke around like put on the costumes and all :) And lastly, the Royal Australian Mint. I think it was my favourite place that I visited in Canberra ^^ There were so many things on display. I totally loved their 50c collection ^^ I only need a few more to finish my collection YAY! There was also this machine where you put in $3 and it makes you are 2010 $1 coin on the spot; it was a rip-off but it was kool :D They also sold 2011 coins but it was expensive. A whole set which included each coin was $30. T_T When I figured it was $30, I changed my mind about buying it.

Day Three:

Today wasn't really productive day in the morning. Mostly shopping :D But that wasn't just in the morning. Afterwards, I went to catch a train to the city where everyone was getting comfortable to watch the New Year's Fireworks at MIDNIGHT. There were also fireworks at 9 o'clock to get the crowd worked up which was pretty awesome! Mann they were INCREDIBLE!! I'm ABSOLUTELY SPEECHLESS FOR THE FIRST TIME since....A LONG TIME :L Although it was crowded and everyone had to wait like 3 hrs, it was definitely WORTHWHILE! :D I'd go next year :) If you haven't seen it watch it below!